| 田埂 | tián gěng | embankment or foothpath between paddy fields | |
| 土埂 | tǔ gěng | embankment or foothpath between paddy fields | |
| 埂子 | gěng zi | strip of high ground; low earth dyke separating fields |
| 1 | The flood season is approaching, so the dike in our village needs reinforcing. | |
| 2 | I consider we commor to take a new copier. | |
| 3 | Finally, a ridge is formed around the tree trunk with the remaining soil. | |
| 4 | She choked up when she began to talk about her mother. | |
| 5 | He was herding pigs on the dam behind the village and came to me seeing I was at home. |